(Araceae) Aglaonema simplex Blume
Local name(s): ຫາງອົ້ນ (ຄ້ອນເທົ້າພະຍາອິນ) (Hang onh (Khone thao pha nha inh)
Medicinal use(s): treat fireburn
Part(s) used: whole plant
Field Characters: Semi-succulent herb on the forest floor, leaves ovate-lanceolate, fruits green, globular, on a subglobular cluster, borne on a long pedicel.
Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city. GPS reading: 20o 39.858’ N; 102o 00.033’ E.
Habitat: Forest at the bottom of a slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 740 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15118
Collection Date: September 27, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314165.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 23 Page 23GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Chee CF, Lee HB, Ong HC, Ho AS. Photocytotoxic pheophorbide-related compounds from Aglaonema simplex. Chem Biodivers 2005, 2(12):1648-55. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.200590134
Ismail Z, Ahmad A, Muhammad TST. Phytochemical screening of in vitro Aglaonema simplex plantlet extracts as inducers of sr-b1 ligand expression. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management 2017, volume 12, number 2, pages 34-44. ISSN: 1823-8556 © Penerbit UMT. https://jssm.umt.edu.my/wp-content/uploads/sites/51/2017/12/5-web.pdf
Kiatsongchai R. Biological properties and toxicity of Wan Khan Mak (Aglaonema simplex Bl.) fruit extract. A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Biology, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand, Academic Year 2015, 176 pages. http://sutir.sut.ac.th:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/7880/2/Fulltext.pdf